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Control of Sleep Onset by Shal/K(v)4 Channels in Drosophila Circadian Neurons

Author:
Feng, Ge  Zhang, Jiaxing  Li, Minzhe  Shao, Lingzhan  Yang, Luna  Song, Qian  Ping, Yong  


Journal:
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE


Issue Date:
2018


Abstract(summary):

Sleep is highly conserved across animal species. Both wake- and sleep-promoting neurons are implicated in the regulation of wake-sleep transition at dusk in Drosophila. However, little is known about how they cooperate and whether they act via different mechanisms. Here, we demonstrated that in female Drosophila, sleep onset was specifically delayed by blocking the Shaker cognate L channels [Shal; also known as voltage-gated K+ channel 4 (K(v)4)] in wake-promoting cells, including large ventral lateral neurons (l-LNvs) and pars intercerebralis (PI), but not in sleep-promoting dorsal neurons (DN1s). Delayed sleep onset was also observed in males by blocking K(v)4 activity in wake- promoting neurons. Electrophysiological recordings show that K(v)4 channels contribute A-type currents in LNvs and PI cells, but are much less conspicuous in DN1s. Interestingly, blocking K(v)4 in wake- promoting neurons preferentially increased firing rates at dusk similar to ZT13, when the resting membrane potentials and firing rates were at lower levels. Furthermore, pigment-dispersing factor (PDF) is essential for the regulation of sleep onset by K(v)4 in l-LNvs, and downregulation of PDF receptor (PDFR) in PI neurons advanced sleep onset, indicating K(v)4 controls sleep onset via regulating PDF/PDFR signaling in wake-promoting neurons. We propose that K(v)4 acts as a sleep onset controller by suppressing membrane excitability in a clock-dependent manner to balance the wake-sleep transition at dusk. Our results have important implications for the understanding and treatment of sleep disorders such as insomnia.


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